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A number of fireworks and other missiles were thrown at police lines during disturbances in north Belfast on Tuesday evening.A number of fireworks and other missiles were thrown at police lines during disturbances in north Belfast on Tuesday evening.
The police moved in after a crowd of about 200 people gathered in the Denmark Street area at about 22:00 BST.The police moved in after a crowd of about 200 people gathered in the Denmark Street area at about 22:00 BST.
A police inspector suffered a hand injury during the disturbance, which lasted about an hour.A police inspector suffered a hand injury during the disturbance, which lasted about an hour.
It was the third night of violence in the area which erupted as a result of tension surrounding a parades dispute.It was the third night of violence in the area which erupted as a result of tension surrounding a parades dispute.
More than 60 police officers were injured and seven hospitalised during three nights of disturbances. Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are expected to meet north Belfast assembly members and the local DUP MP Nigel Dodds on Wednesday afternoon.
A water canon was moved into the street at 23:00 BST but was not used. A short time later, the crowd of loyalists dispersed and police began scaling down their operation.
Earlier on Tuesday, a senior police officer challenged politicians to sort out the parades issue before someone was killed.
Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr was speaking after a second night of violence - believed to be mainly loyalist - in north Belfast.
ACC Kerr said he feared someone would be killed unless the violence in the Carlisle Circus area stopped.
The outbreak of violence is a stark reminder that parts of Belfast are still heavily divided.The outbreak of violence is a stark reminder that parts of Belfast are still heavily divided.
The so-called peace walls - more than 40 of them - which keep Catholics and Protestants apart are a concrete monument to Northern Ireland's bitter history.The so-called peace walls - more than 40 of them - which keep Catholics and Protestants apart are a concrete monument to Northern Ireland's bitter history.
The spark for the trouble in north Belfast was a parades dispute.The spark for the trouble in north Belfast was a parades dispute.
This is no surprise.This is no surprise.
The marching issue remains the biggest thorn in the side of the peace process.The marching issue remains the biggest thorn in the side of the peace process.
On Monday night, petrol bombs, bricks, fireworks and stones were thrown at police. A van was hijacked and pushed into police lines. The meeting is being described as a first step in their efforts to explore solutions to the parading problem in the area.
Two police officers were knocked unconscious by thrown missiles and another suffered a broken arm. More than 60 police officers have been injured and seven hospitalised during three nights of disturbances.
Four water cannon were deployed by police. The area returned to calm at about 03:00 BST. A water cannon was moved into the street at 23:00 BST on Tuesday but was not used. A short time later, the crowd of loyalists dispersed and police began scaling down their operation.
Seven people were arrested and ACC Kerr said there would be more to follow. Earlier on Tuesday, a senior police officer challenged politicians to sort out the parades issue before someone was killed.
ACC Kerr said he did not believe the violence was officially sanctioned by any loyalist paramilitary groups. But he said members of these groups had been involved in the trouble. Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr was speaking after a second night of violence - believed to be mainly loyalist - in north Belfast.
He challenged politicians and community leaders to "sort this out, and sort it out now," ahead of a planned loyalist Ulster Covenant parade on 29 September. ACC Kerr said he feared someone would be killed unless the violence in the Carlisle Circus area stopped.
On Sunday night, 47 police officers were injured during disturbances in the same area, following a republican parade. Police said as many as 350 loyalists were involved in rioting. He said he did not believe the violence was officially sanctioned by any loyalist paramilitary groups, but he said members of these groups had been involved in the trouble.
It has been claimed the loyalists were angry that the republican parade had no restrictions placed on it by the Parades Commission, which makes determinations on contentious marches in Northern Ireland. He challenged politicians and community leaders to "sort this out, and sort it out now," ahead of a planned loyalist parade on 29 September marking the 100th anniversary of the Ulster Covenant signing.
Winston Irvine, of the loyalist North and West Belfast Parades Forum, dismissed as "sheer rubbish" claims that the violence was orchestrated by paramilitaries.
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